Radamel Falcao is a professional footballer from Colombia who plays as a forward for his national team. From 2001 to 2005, Falcao played for the U17s in Colombia. From 2005 to 2007 he played for Colombia U20. In 2007 he began playing for Colombia in a managerial position. He is a second generation soccer player after his father who played for both Venezuela and Colombia as a defender.

Born name

Radamel Falcao Garcia Zarate

nickname

Falcao, El Tigre, König of the Europa League

Sun sign

Aquarius

Place of birth

Santa Marta, Colombia

Residence

He lives in Monaco.

nationality

training

Radamel Falcao’s formal education information is not available.

occupation

Professional soccer player

family

• Father – Radamel García (Former Professional Soccer Player)
• Mutter – Carmenza Zarate
• Siblings – Michelle Andrea Garcia Zarate (Sister), Melanie Grecia Garcia (Sister)
• Others – Ruperto Zarate (maternal grandfather), Denis Elvira King (maternal grandmother)

Manager

Radamel Falcao will be represented by Jorge Mendes’ GestiFute.

Position

striker

Shirt Number

9 – AS Monaco, FC Porto, Manchester United, Atlético Madrid, Colombia national team

Build

Athletic

Height

5 feet 10 inches or 178 cm

weight

75 kg or 165.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Radamel Falcao dated –

1. Lorelei Tarón (2007-Present) – Falcao met his future wife Lorelei Tarón, an Argentine singer, in a church. She was 16 years old and Falcao fell in love with her at first sight. He had to stalk her for some time before she agreed to date him. They married in 2007 in a small and intimate wedding ceremony. In March 2013, she announced that they were expecting their first child. In August 2013, she gave birth to their daughter, Dominique García Tarón. Their second daughter, Desirée García Tarón, was born in February 2015.

race/ethnicity

multiracial

He has both Colombian and English ancestry. His great-grandfather was English and had moved to Colombia in 1932 to work as an accountant for the United Fruit Company.

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• prominent nose
• Strong jaw line

brand promotion

Radamel Falcao has signed an endorsement deal with Puma and the endorsement deal requires him to wear his shoes for his matches.

In 2014, he was also cast in a TV commercial for Samsung , which also starred other well-known football stars such as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Oscar and Iker Casillas.

Religion

He is a devout Christian.

Known for

• To be one of the deadliest and most prolific strikers in European football
• He played for some of the most popular European clubs including Atletico Madrid, Manchester United, AS Monaco and Chelsea
• He has won numerous top-flight titles and cup competitions with various clubs including Argentina’s Primera División, Primeira Liga, Copa del Rey, UEFA Europa League and Ligue 1

First football game

• In March 2005, he made his professional debut for Riverbed in the 2005 Torneo Clausura game against Instituto de Córdoba. His team won the game 3-1.
• In September 2011, he made his first start for Atletico Madrid in a La Liga game against Valencia. His team lost the match 1-0.
• In 2013 he made his first professional appearance for AS Monaco in a 2-0 win over Bordeaux. He scored his first goal for Monaco in the same game.
• In 2007 he made his first appearance for his national team Colombia . But he had to wait a while to make his mark for the national team.

first movie

So far, he hasn’t appeared in any movies.

First TV show

Aside from football matches, Radamel Falcao made his first appearance on the Argentine talk show in 2009. Caiga quien caiga – CQC .

Personal trainer

His exercise routine and diet plan are unknown.

Radamel Falcao favorite things

• Idol – Thierry Henry

Radamel Falcao Facts

1. Growing up in Venezuela, he excelled at baseball. In 1999, he and his father decided to play soccer, so they returned to Colombia.
2. Initially, he was bullied in Venezuela because he wasn’t very good at baseball. However, he worked hard and improved his skills drastically.
3. In August 1999 he made his debut for Colombian Category Primera B (second division) team Lanceros Boyacá. He was then 13 years and 199 days old, making him the youngest debutant in Colombian football.
4. Before moving to Riverbed in February 2001, he had trained at Colombia’s Millonarios Power Plant in Bogota. But they decided against buying it.
5. River Plate reportedly turned down AC Milan’s $15 million offer in 2008. They had also turned down offers from Aston Villa and Fluminense.
6. In 2009 he joined Portuguese giants Porto . However, he had been close to joining his rivals Benfica but the transfer fell through after he asked €700,000 to complete the move.
7. In his second season with Porto he excelled under André Villas-Boas, scoring 38 goals in 42 games. His side won the UEFA Europa League treble, the Portuguese league title and a national cup.
8. He joined Atlético Madrid in August 2011 when they agreed to buy him in a deal worth €40m. The deal would rise to €50m with performance-related clauses, making him the first player to score €40m in fees for the Madrid-based club.
9. In August 2012, he established himself as one of the top strikers in a 4–1 UEFA Super Cup win by single-handedly dismantling Chelsea.
10. Despite courting interest from Real Madrid and Chelsea, he decided to join AS Monaco in May 2013. The new French club paid Atletico Madrid €60m and decided to pay Falcao an annual salary of over €18m.
11. In January 2014, he sustained an ACL injury that left him unable to represent his national team at the 2014 World Cup. Initially included in the list of 30 possible players, he eventually held a press conference to tearfully reveal he couldn’t play.
12. After playing for Manchester United and Chelsea at the start of the 2016/17 season, he returned to Monaco in a consecutive year and led his side to a surprise French league title win. He finished the season with 30 goals from 43 games.
13. Visit his official website @ falcao.co.
14. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.